Financial Management

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

October 3, 2025 Updates to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program:
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Rule making changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) Programs.

Effective October 3, 2025, DBE contract goal setting, counting, along with DBE monitoring and compliance, is suspended. During the suspension, there will be:

• No Contract Goals
• No Good Faith Effort Evaluation
• No Counting of DBE Participation
• No Monitoring of DBE Program Compliance
• No DBE Forms Submission

The City will provide updates as additional guidance becomes available from the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Please see City of Long Beach Contractors and Consultants with current U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Contract Goals Memorandum. 

to Contractors/Vendors on contracts that had a DBE goal.  

OVERALL FAA TRIENNIAL DBE GOAL:
[Program suspended effective 10/3/2025]

The City of Long Beach Airport proposes an overall triennial goal for federal fiscal years 2024-2026 of  9.6% for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-funded airport construction projects. See Public Notice

• Triennial DBE Goal and Methodology for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 through 2026
  as submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

LONG BEACH AIRPORT DBE PLAN
[Program suspended effective 10/3/2025]

• Long Beach Airport DBE Plan

LONG BEACH AIRPORT CONCESSION DBE PROGRAM (ACDBE)
[Program suspended effective 10/3/2025]

• Long Beach Airport ACDBE Program Plan

DBE RESOURCES:
[Program suspended effective 10/3/2025]

• DBE Business Search 
• Caltrans DBE Forms Website
• OSDBU Technical Assistance Brochure

DBE CONTACTS:

For assistance in DBE outreach and Caltrans DBE program information, upcoming events, or small business resources, please contact the City of Long Beach DBELO or the Caltrans District 7 Small Business Liaison (covering Los Angeles and Ventura Counties):

City of Long Beach Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Liaison Officer (DBELO)
(562) 570-6200